My suggestion to writers is to make each episode do the 3 act structure but end the episode with new daunting information for our protagonists that you have no idea how they’re going to solve next episode. Then you make them solve it and create an even bigger problem (and maybe this is defeated iver the span of 2 episodes), etc. basically end every episode in a cliffhanger
It depends a lot of the style of series. Standalone episodes with a general storyline (Mentalist), or full "to be continued" (24). But anyway, a introduction scene and a cliffhanger. Older series had a strong structure (because ads pauses), like Stargate, with acts. I never tried to write that way.
I'm trying to make a stop motion series with a decent compelling story and I was already thinking 8 episodes and sort what you were explaining. I'm not a writer by any means so it's good to see that someone who knows what they're talking about is saying what I was thinking. I'm trying to scale this project very low and probably finish it in 2024 with like 8 3-5 minute episodes. see how it goes as I let myself be creative. Very reassured that I'm doing this right. Obviously I'm doing this as a hobby and not as a production but I think professional film advice is still good for stuff like this.
I asked this once before. My show involves 4 adults so each episode's 'A' story will feature a different adult. There are also 6 children so I have a lot of square footage to deal with. How does one approach this?
Hi there. Sorry, I'm confused -- should a season end with Return and Change? Or, should after the big climactic moment happens and things slow down, do we get a repeat of Search, Find, Take?
Tyler, do you think it is ok for a TV episode to be 2 hours? I tried writing it and I personally thought it was decent writing but it was 122 pages (2 hours 2 minutes)
Depends where it is. If its in s1 then no. People will look at it and go no, not spending time on this. If its for instance a big hit, like stranger things 4, then yes they will
@@azryalz4721 IMO, unless it's a pilot that sets up what the series is about (one of my favorites being that Emergency! one from 1972 that detailed how two of the main characters in it became certified to be paramedics, and how the bill was eventually passed allowing for such a thing in L.A. County, and over time, in the rest of America), you're wasting your time writing a 2-hr. episode that goes nowhere (it has to have a point to it, and a clearly defined beginning, middle and end).
@@bmasters1981 yeah i think writing a 2 hour pilot is never gonna sell unless its incredible. But if you have a sustained show which is popular and allowed to by the studio, don’t see why not. I thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hour long stranger things episodes
It really depends where you're from. There are some countries (although, not every country has TV as their primary Entertainment or can't afford it) where their shows range from 1 hour and 30 mins (sometimes a bit more) per episode runtime and roughly has 2-8 episodes (or more episodes). Such as BBC's Sherlock Holmes S1, only 3 episodes and with only 90 minutes each. It's a common model over there in most European countries. Italy, for example, too will have 8 episodes and have 1 hour and 40 minutes per episode. Or even 12 episodes with 1 hour and 40 minutes each. I do know that in the Turkish Entertainment, they'll have 1 hour per episode and I kid you not, over 200 episodes per season (I'm not joking, it's for real). With America, it's very limited in the way of runtime and episodes even (guess we do have a short attention span). The sweet spot is really 50-55 minutes. But in your cases. It is rather too long for a TV episode to be 2 hours per episode. However, if you think you can trim it down to at least 1 hour and 20-30 minutes. Maybe, just, maybe. I don't know if I have helped you in any way. But have a good day.
I’m writing a Xena-esque campy fantasy drama with a female knight and her secret weapon (a stone golem in the shape of a dummy she controls) and her harem of noblewomen 😅 as she collects their allegiance and rallies an army to destroy her father. She gets enemies on the way that want to capture her stone golem… it’s a powerful magical weapon
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My suggestion to writers is to make each episode do the 3 act structure but end the episode with new daunting information for our protagonists that you have no idea how they’re going to solve next episode. Then you make them solve it and create an even bigger problem (and maybe this is defeated iver the span of 2 episodes), etc. basically end every episode in a cliffhanger
It depends a lot of the style of series. Standalone episodes with a general storyline (Mentalist), or full "to be continued" (24). But anyway, a introduction scene and a cliffhanger. Older series had a strong structure (because ads pauses), like Stargate, with acts. I never tried to write that way.
Your channel give me hope, thank you so much for keeping uploading Tyler.
you should do a video on worldbuilding
This was great. Would love to see an example. I got lost in the hypothetical fractals.
I literally was just about to search this up and now you posted it
I'm trying to make a stop motion series with a decent compelling story and I was already thinking 8 episodes and sort what you were explaining. I'm not a writer by any means so it's good to see that someone who knows what they're talking about is saying what I was thinking. I'm trying to scale this project very low and probably finish it in 2024 with like 8 3-5 minute episodes. see how it goes as I let myself be creative. Very reassured that I'm doing this right. Obviously I'm doing this as a hobby and not as a production but I think professional film advice is still good for stuff like this.
Overall tv show: freytags pyramid/five act structure
TV season: hero’s journey
Episode: 3 act structure
I asked this once before. My show involves 4 adults so each episode's 'A' story will feature a different adult. There are also 6 children so I have a lot of square footage to deal with. How does one approach this?
omg! tysm! !
As I watch this, I’m reading his script from the 48 hour video 😅
Early
Noice advice ^^
This is a big….what?
Hi there. Sorry, I'm confused -- should a season end with Return and Change? Or, should after the big climactic moment happens and things slow down, do we get a repeat of Search, Find, Take?
Tyler, do you think it is ok for a TV episode to be 2 hours? I tried writing it and I personally thought it was decent writing but it was 122 pages (2 hours 2 minutes)
Depends where it is. If its in s1 then no. People will look at it and go no, not spending time on this. If its for instance a big hit, like stranger things 4, then yes they will
@@azryalz4721 IMO, unless it's a pilot that sets up what the series is about (one of my favorites being that Emergency! one from 1972 that detailed how two of the main characters in it became certified to be paramedics, and how the bill was eventually passed allowing for such a thing in L.A. County, and over time, in the rest of America), you're wasting your time writing a 2-hr. episode that goes nowhere (it has to have a point to it, and a clearly defined beginning, middle and end).
@@bmasters1981 yeah i think writing a 2 hour pilot is never gonna sell unless its incredible. But if you have a sustained show which is popular and allowed to by the studio, don’t see why not. I thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hour long stranger things episodes
It really depends where you're from. There are some countries (although, not every country has TV as their primary Entertainment or can't afford it) where their shows range from 1 hour and 30 mins (sometimes a bit more) per episode runtime and roughly has 2-8 episodes (or more episodes). Such as BBC's Sherlock Holmes S1, only 3 episodes and with only 90 minutes each. It's a common model over there in most European countries. Italy, for example, too will have 8 episodes and have 1 hour and 40 minutes per episode. Or even 12 episodes with 1 hour and 40 minutes each. I do know that in the Turkish Entertainment, they'll have 1 hour per episode and I kid you not, over 200 episodes per season (I'm not joking, it's for real). With America, it's very limited in the way of runtime and episodes even (guess we do have a short attention span). The sweet spot is really 50-55 minutes. But in your cases. It is rather too long for a TV episode to be 2 hours per episode. However, if you think you can trim it down to at least 1 hour and 20-30 minutes. Maybe, just, maybe. I don't know if I have helped you in any way. But have a good day.
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I’m writing a Xena-esque campy fantasy drama with a female knight and her secret weapon (a stone golem in the shape of a dummy she controls) and her harem of noblewomen 😅 as she collects their allegiance and rallies an army to destroy her father. She gets enemies on the way that want to capture her stone golem… it’s a powerful magical weapon
I hate TV Series.
Good explanation though!
That’s weird. Who hates a good show?
Why?